Workshops start up with the aim to improve domestic fresh food supply chain
Workshops with perishable agricultural goods industries started today, the seafood industry participating in the first workshop with the aim to improve market transparency across supply chains. The program is another way the government is helping the agricultural industry achieve its goal of $100 billion by 2030. Farmers have been concerned for some time about market […]
Aussie grain industry market access expands with Grain Sustainability Certification Scheme
The Australian Oilseeds Federation has developed a Grain Sustainability Certification Scheme to help grain growers expand access to international markets. The scheme was made possible through a $97,500 grant from the Australian Government, from the $5 million Package Assisting Small Exporters (PASE) extension program. This Grain Sustainability Certification Scheme grant is expected to boost market […]
Eight industry resources and online export system open key markets for avocado growers
Australian avocado growers are strengthening export processes and learning about market access opportunities because of $109,176 in grants under the Package Assisting Small Exporters (PASE) extension program. Two grants were awarded to Avocados Australia Ltd to develop processes to help avocado growers find new export market opportunities and reduce export compliance costs. Australians already know […]
Ritchie Bros buys Euro Auctions for US$1.08 billion to expand reach in EMEA region
Ritchie Bros has stumped up £775 million (approximately US$1.08 billion) to buy out Europe’s leading plant and machinery auction house Euro Auctions. According to a joint announcement, the two firms have entered into an agreement under which Ritchie Bros. will acquire Euro Auctions group for an enterprise value of £775 million (approximately US$1.08 billion). Founded […]
Position open for people with a scientific or technical market experience
A request for tender to join the Scientific and Technical Market Access Panel has been published by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment on AusTender. Deputy Secretary Andrew Tongue said the panel was an opportunity for the department to engage external expertise to assist in improving market access for Australian producers. “We’re looking […]
A stark warning on the need for ambitious climate action revealed in IPCC report
The IPCC Assessment Report released today is “a stark warning that ambitious action on climate change is urgent,” Australia’s peak science body has declared. “The science is crystal clear – ambitious action on climate change cannot be delayed,” said Science & Technology Australia President Associate Professor Jeremy Brownlie. “The science has been telling us for […]
AMCS says IPCC report shows the time to save the Reef is now
A report by the world’s top climate scientists has added weight to the growing mountain of evidence that Australia urgently needs to up its climate game to help safeguard ocean icons like the Great Barrier Reef. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report published on Monday warns time is running out for the […]
Fenner Conference on sustainable agriculture deferred until March 2022
The Fenner Conference on Environment, originally scheduled for 30 September and 1 October 2021 in Canberra, has been deferred until March 17 and 18 in 2022 because of the ongoing impact of COVID-19. The conference is addressing “Making Australian agriculture sustainable” and will feature many impressive speakers from the farming and academic community. Conference co-organiser […]
Census data from 2021 is expected to reveal more about agriculture occupations
Ag workers are encouraged to specifically record their occupation details in the upcoming Census to help build better understanding of our ag workforce. Ag workers shouldn’t sell themselves short this Census, as farmers, fishers and foresters are the backbone of our rural economy, and the key to achieving the target to grow agriculture to $100 […]
Course for co-operative farming born from $2.5 million Government grant
In a nutshell, a $2.5 million Australian Government funded grant has been used to develop a Co-operative Farming program with the aim to expand the agricultural market, apparently through a learning course that starts on 17 August 2021. The Co-operative Financials and Governance for Accountants and Lawyers Program, the first course of its kind, has […]